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2022 Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Doctorate

4 Ranked Colleges
16 Degrees Awarded
$27,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Doctorate

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Vision Science/Physiological Optics is the 877th most popular major in the country with 148 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 vision science/physiological optics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in vision science/physiological optics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great vision science/physiological optics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the vision science/physiological optics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Doctorate.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Vision Science/Physiological Optics

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s vision science/physiological optics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree vision science/physiological optics students list, UAB has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Vision Science/Physiological Optics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAB are $19,188, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Doctorate. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s vision science/physiological optics degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Vision Science/Physiological Optics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Vision Science/Physiological Optics at University of Houston

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Doctorate. Located in Berkeley, California, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s vision science/physiological optics students in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Vision Science/Physiological Optics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Berkeley Vision Science/Physiological Optics Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 2 doctorate’s vision science/physiological optics degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Vision Science/Physiological Optics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Vision Science/Physiological Optics Report

#4

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Doctorate. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s vision science/physiological optics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Vision Science/Physiological Optics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Vision Science/Physiological Optics at Indiana University - Bloomington

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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